Pocket-knife.



v A. KLOCKER.

POCKET KNIFE.

APPLIQATION map JULY 1. I914.

Patented Apr. 6, 1915..

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AUGUSTUS KLOCKER,

0F THOMASTON, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOB T0 THOMASTON KNIFE COMPANY, OFTHOMASTON, CONNECTICUT, I

' POCKET-KNIFE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 6, 1915.

. Application filed July 7, 1914. Serial 1%. 849,409.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, AUGUSTUS KLOOKER, residing at Reynolds Bridge,Thomaston, county of Litchfield, and State of Connecticut, a citizen ofthe United States, have in vented certain new and useful Improvements inPocket-Knives; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full,clear, and

exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilledin the art to which it pertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to improvements in pocket knives and moreparticularly to a pocket knife having a blade in the form of a cutting,punching and reaming tool for use by saddlers, shoe and belt makers andother leather workers, mechanics, farmers and others.

It has for its object to provide a pocket knife having a single bladewhich embodies several different tools. w I It further has for itsobject to provide a pocket knife having a blade for the purposes setforth which is inexpensive and durable in construction and veryhandy andeflective in use.

Referring to the drawings :Figure 1 is a front view of the pocket knifewith the blade extended. Fig. 2 a cross-section on line aa-m of Fig. 1.Fig. 3 a cross-section on the line g z of Fig. 1. Fig; 4 a longi tudinalsection on line z'z of Fig. 1. Fig. 5 a .rear View of the blade.

In the drawings in which like reference characters denote like partsthroughout the several views, 1 represents the handle of the The cuttingedge 5 is to be used in a Similar manner to the usual knife blade andwhen the pomt 10 is made to penetrate the Copies of this patent may beobtained for five cents each, by addressing the,

substantially as described.

leather or other material and the blade turned in the direction of thecutting edge,

8 it will cut a hole, the size being regulated by the distance that "theblade isinserted therein, and when the blade is turned in the oppositedirection the rounded edge -9 will ream or smooth the hole previouslyformed by the cutting edge 8.

I do not desire to be understood as limiting myself to the specificdetails of construction and arrangement herein'described andillustrated, as it is manifest that variations and modifications may bemade in the features of construction and arrangement by the adaptationof the device to various conditions of use without departing from thespirit and scope of my invention and improvements. I therefore, reservethe right to all such variations and modifica tions as. properly fallwithin the scope of my invention and the terms of. the follow-v ingclaims.

- What I claim is r 1. In a pocket knife, a blade having a straightcutting edge, a concave portion with a tapering cutting edge and atapering rounded edge, substantially as described.

2. In a pocket knife, a blade having a tang, a straight cutting edgeadjoining said tang and a triangular shaped concave portion ad oiningthe straight cutting edge provided with cutting and rounded edges,

substantially as described. a

3. In a pocketknife, a blade having a straight. cutting edge, a taperingcutting edge, a tapering rounded edge and a'concave portion extendingfrom the tapering cutting edge to the tapered rounded edge,

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in the presence of twowitnesses. I

AUGUSTUS KLooKEn Witnesses LUTHER J. POTTER, ESTHER B. POTTER.

Washington, D. 0.?

Commissioner of Patents,

